Peter Pollák

Peter Pollák (born 20 April 1973) is a Slovak politician who has served as a Member of the European Parliament.^[1]

Peter Pollák MEP
Member of the European Parliament for Slovakia
In office 2 July 2019 – 15 July 2024
Member of the National Council
In office 4 April 2012 – 23 March 2016
Personal details
Born	(1973-04-20) 20 April 1973 (age 52) Levoča, Czechoslovakia
Political party	OĽaNO
Alma mater	Catholic University in Ružomberok
Website	peterpollak.sk

Early life and education

Born 20 April 1973 in Levoča, Pollák is of Romani origin.^[2] His father worked as an excavator in the Czech Republic whilst his mother was a cleaner in a kindergarten. Pollák has four siblings, three of whom are educated although his brothers did not obtain a diploma.^[3]

Political career

During the 2012 Slovak parliamentary election, Pollák ran in the eighth place of the OĽaNO candidates and finished 14th by winning 6072 preferential votes.^[4] He became the first member of Romani origin.^[5] Pollák also works as a member of the Permanent Delegation of the Slovak Republic to the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly.^[6]